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What are some apps that you feel are "must haves," and what do they do? Im trying to get a list going. Here's mine:
-Hello AIM (If you use AIM you know what it does, great interface, I love it, alot better than the one already installed, but is only for AIM)
-Saved MMS (saves MMS)
-OI File Manager (file manager since andriod doesnt have one built in)
What are some other great apps?
Cinema - best video play imo
Skype - chat but no voip
aTrackDog - Update all your apps in one sweep. Brilliant.
AndFTP - Full featured FTP client.
AnyCut - Create shortcuts to.. anything.
AppsInstaller - Install apps from your SD card.
OI File Manager - Easy to use file manager.
Toggle Settings - Change settings in a few taps.
Wallpaper Set & Save - Set PNG wallpapers, no more ****ty jpeg compression.
Task Manager for Root Users - List/terminate running processes.
MyBackup - Backup all your apps and settings.
Screenshot - Essential för theme developing.
Solitaire - Waste an hour playing card games.
AccuWeather - Nice weather app, lists my home town unlike most other weather apps.
Last.fm - The official client. Very nice except for a buffering issue at the start of some songs.
PixelPipe - Very nice app for picture sharing/uploading.
QuickPedia - Wiki app.
SnapPhoto - Makes the bland default G1 camera come to life, briliant app. A must have.
Yellowbook - comes in handy if you need number or address
Task Manager - End programs, save battery life
Video Player
Spelldial - quicker way to dial people
sms popup - like sms bubbles for wm shows message and who's sending
screenshot
Shazam - need to find out who sings a song you like? Put up to speaker and it will find name and artist!
Scoreboard - keeps track of sports scores - most sports
Linda and astro file manager - linda lets you download stuff off internet you cant normally download. I like astro so i have both but astro doesnt do download trick.
klaxon - lets you set mp3's as alarm
transition effects - gives your phone cool effects
streamfurous - streaming radio
bonsai blast - fun game
force ring (old version) - puts ur phone on loud if u lose it
gmote - play files from ur computer on ur phone, or use ur phone as a remote for movies. and control the mouse/keyboard movments of the computer via G1
handycalc - brilliant calculator, really advanced
misssed call - gives u missed call notices (and u can change the led color)
playsvideo - great video playing app iwth nice interface
ringdroid - cut out ur own ringtones
chompSMS - improved text message app with onscreen keyboard
snaptell - barcode scanner AND it recognizes pictures (ex. a bluray movie) and will find prices by the picture taken
tunewiki - audio player WITH synced LYRICS!
K9SMS - not in Market, but it's SO much more responsive than the default Messaging (which it is based on.) Scrolling is 100% smooth, unlke the stock app.
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Task Manager for Root - Can see what's running and can kill apps when you're not using them.
ASTRO - Great file manager that also installs nonmarket apps and has a great built-in photo browser.
Twidroid - If you use twitter, you want Twidroid.
PapiJump - It's a stupid, but addictive game.
Shazam - hold it up to a song, it'll tell you who sings it. Amazing. I suspect it's magic though.
The Weather Channel - Good weather app
SnapPhoto - Great replacement for the stock camera app
Klaxon - Good upgrade for the stock alarm clock
ATrackDog - run it to see which of your programs has updates.
ALthough I wouldn't consider them 'must haves' I really like Brightroid (britekite client) and Locale (lets you automate system settings and other functions depending on GPS location... I use it to automatically check in at locations on brightkite)
Anycut - Allow to make shortcuts
ASTRO or Linda File Manager - I have both because I'm use to ASTRO but Linda has a plug-in built in so you can download any files from the default browser. ( I dont like Steel)
NetCount or NetTraffic - I'm trying to figure out which one is better because I tether alot so I want to keep an eye on my usage.
PF Voicemail+ - Its alot easier to check my voice messages than anything I've seen before.
Save MMS - Must have to save images from texts, better than having to forward to email and save.
SnapPhoto - Better than default phone app.
aTrackdog - Same as above from what others said.
PixelPipe - I've had a photobucket account for few years now. This app lets you upload pics straight to your account from your G1 alot easier.
Firewallet - UI is the best I've seen for a money managment app. This beats having to use a checkbook or using a scratch paper to see if I can afford something and is easier to check than logging into BOA.
Shopsavvy - Finds better deals than Google it seems sometimes. Good for if you think you've seen a deal at a store.
Looks like I got alot more apps to download now.
I like ChompSMS for the onscreen Keyboard, tho it doesn' support mms yet
MYBookmarks is great - it allows you to easily redo your bookmarks if like me you like top regularly clear the data from Browser. - I was put off thinking I'd have to export ALL my IE bookmarks (Ive got loads!!) but then I realised I could prepare a little folder just for my G1 bookmarks on my PC Ie, and then just export THAT folder. Works brill for me and makes up for not having Opera Sync on the browser.
Another vote for Task Manager - worth getting rooted just fort being able to use this app
Cubik is a decent tetris clone, and I have two solitaires, one has a greart auto bit that flies the cards to the piles automatically, and another that has a score system
PicSay is one of my favourite ever mobile apps - lets you pop bits onto MMS pics like captions, thought bubbles and other bits n pieces!!
Night Clock is grand - I put it on overnight, as I've no clock by my bed - Huge digital clock display with a built in alarm tht can tag songs in your music folder as the alarm sound.
And another vote for these apps - Astro, WallpaperSetnSave, TheWeatherChannel, Power Manager, and finally Dark keys, which allows you to turn the Keyboard backlight off with one touch (for those with White G1 as it's sometimes hard to see in certain lights)
Regards - Daisy xxx
As far as paid apps go i recommend...
Tetris
WordSearch - If your into word search puzzles
Bejeweled - kinda hard to use finger with but fun as usual
Stay away from video conversion paid apps, the audio on all available so far lag behind the video about 6 seconds or so.
Astro is by far the best file manager, it has application manager, select all copy paste, shortcut to any file on home screen, built in picture viewer, and loads of other feature. it doesn't have linda's download plug in but theres an app called download crutch and i think it would work
Visual Voice maillove this app, you can delete messages with out listening instead of calling and pressing 7...7...7...7
MyBackupbeautiful backup tool especially for those who dont have root and nandroid
some others are:
The Weather Channel i think it better than weather bug just my opinion
Steel Browser
Chomp SMS wish it could do MMS
fIRC can keep in touch with #android
launchpad if you use more than 6apps
Some more:
mycollection
phonebook
snapphoto
screenshot
twidroid
unzip
translate
tts service/translator
Last but not least Screencrack to keep away annoying friends
AnyCut – a MUST HAVE app
Accuweather – weather report for today + 3days, and sat view
AK Notepad – export to txt, email, sms etc
NetCounter – monitor GPRS and Wifi in sessions and/or total
RingDroid – edit and resave MP3s for ringtones, excellent app
Twidroid – tiwtter app, thought I'd give it a go LOL
Video Player – pretty good, autorotate etc
WikiMobile – mobile optimised Wikipedia search
Astro – must have – GREAT file manager.
SMS Popup – must have – popup notifications for SMS/MMS
Netcounter update is great, it's finicky to use at first
Locale – insanely good, I just set it so that it syncd with meetings in my calendar to automatically apply silent mode and turn vibration off.
Toggle Settings – LOTS of setting toggles and deeply configurable.
Txtract – back up SMSs to html, csv, or txt
SMS Backup – insanely good, back up your SMSs over the air to your gmail account, tags them with "SMS" (or label of your choice) bypasses the inbox straight into archive, and puts all SMSs in conversation view. Perfection.
Wallpaper Set and Save – must have – avoid that ****ty system jpg compression and save highres wall papers (make sure your images are 640x480).
EnKeep – passworded txt files. I keep alarms codes etc in there
TextEdit – ok txt editor and reader
Bookmark 2 – set any bookmark (default browser only) as a shortcut and apply an icon – bummer it doesn't work with Steel
Steel – browser with autorotate and on screen keyboard
Klaxon – way deeper function for your alarm clock
Dial Favs – ok link to contact favs. Needs more options
Greed – RSS reader with Google Reader integration, buggy though
MyMaps Editor – integration with My Maps on Google Maps
Tethering applications
for rooted phones:
tetherBlu - http://androidactivity.com/
tetherWifi - http://androidactivity.com/tetherWifi.html
for phones that are not rooted
tetherBot - http://graha.ms/androidproxy/
I think aTrackDog is rather useless now - in the market, select "my downloads" and the market will tell you if updates for apps are available.
tracky is getting axed.
vr24 said:
I think aTrackDog is rather useless now - in the market, select "my downloads" and the market will tell you if updates for apps are available.
tracky is getting axed.
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I agree it doesnt work right half the time!
stats555 said:
I agree it doesnt work right half the time!
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I know, i'm VERY happy to see it go... way too buggy and annoying.
Terminal Emulator: duh.
ASTRO: when filemanaging with the terminal is too tedious
Power Manager: autoadjust settings based on battery life. Doesn't do 2G/3G switching though
Some weather app: weather channel, accuweather, weatherbug, moxier world... pick one
Ringdroid: make custom ringtones
Astrid: best todo/tasks app out there
Tunewiki: use this instead of the default music player
AK Notepad or Sticky: good note apps. AK goes the traditional list route while sticky goes for graphical post-it note style
ChompSMS: onscreen keyboard
Wallpaper Set and Save or Weekly Wallpaper: only ways to get high-resolution wallpapers. WSS if you want to make your own, WW if you're too lazy to.
Missed call: blinks LED color of your choosing when you have a missed call, SMS, BT, or calendar... the G1 has more LED colors than you probably know
handyCalc: a semi-advanced calculator, can graph and solve simple algebraic and trignonometric equations. Nowhere near PocketCAS for WM though.
Not at all essential, but Sky Map is probably one of the cooler apps out there for the G1. Uses compass and accelerometer to detect phone orientation and shows a star/planet/constellation map of the area that the phone is pointing at.
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AK Notepad or Sticky: good note apps. AK goes the traditional list route while sticky goes for graphical post-it note style
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AK Notepad now has a POSTIT mode that posts your note on your home screen
how good is Chomp sms, and Steel browser? I dont think I care much for the onscreen keyboard, is there anything else better?
SlideME Application Manager 'SAM' - http://slideme.org/sam
To install SAM visit from your G1 http://slideme.org/sam2 and install apk.
Then you will have access to all the apps on SlideME marketplace to install from SAM on your G1 with ease.
Also SAM supports purchase of apps.
http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/t/4d4bef14be051681?hl=en
Hey there,
I have tried to gather the best freeware applications Android has to offer, with descriptions, links back to the developer's websites and QR codes that leads directly to the Market. It's about a 100 apps divided in various categories.
I'm curious what you guys think of the guide? Would your Top 100 list differ a lot from mine? I hope some of you will have use for it!
Here's the URL if you want to check it out:
The Ever-Growing List of Awesome Android Applications
If you can think of any more applications that should be on the list, please let me know
Thanks
-- Lars
As a new Hero-user (on my third week now), I must say one thing: Thank you so much!! =)
Thanks! Glad someone liked it, at least
A bunch of new apps have been added to the collection, and if anyone knows of a great app that's not included - please let me know.
Nice work!
There's a quite a few top lists, and some are better than others, both in content and layout, but I always discover some new apps worth checking out. I very much like that the entire list is visible on one page, with short descriptions.
Would like to point out that Think Android's AppManager (both free and pro versions) has been renamed to AppMonster.
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Would like to point out that Think Android's AppManager (both free and pro versions) has been renamed to AppMonster.
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Are you sure? Because I couldn't find a free version of AppMonster, but AppManager is still available?
Thanks, helped a lot.
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Are you sure? Because I couldn't find a free version of AppMonster, but AppManager is still available?
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The creators of the app announced the name change on their website: http://think-android.com
"App Manager" has been renamed to "AppMonster" in market a while ago now (but it depends on what country you're in). If I search for App Manager it only shows apps with similar names, not the app by Think Android.
Androlib now only shows AppMonster in some -not all- non-English markets, namely Chinese, Czech, Italian, Japanese, Russian. And even then in some markets only the Pro and in some only the Free versions. I think Androlib is not that up to date.
http://www.androlib.com/r.aspx?r=appmonster
AppBrain correctly shows the app as "AppMonster": http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=appmonster
Far too much use of the word "awesome", but a nice list, thanks for your efforts.
phaelox said:
"App Manager" has been renamed to "AppMonster" in market a while ago now (but it depends on what country you're in). If I search for App Manager it only shows apps with similar names, not the app by Think Android.
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You're right. I was tricked by AndroLib.com, initially, since it didn't show any results for AppMonster when I did a search.
@knightnz I try to use the word "awesome" with caution, but I like to alliterate
I've added a new section to the guide with the top free Android live wallpapers
Did I fail to include any good ones?
Apologies for my criticism, but a pure list is not so useful in my opinion; I mean, there's Google for that.
It would be much more useful if this was a ranking, where users can vote their best 10 apps, for example.
Super great lists. Few worthy ones:
1) ColorDict: Universal dictionary reader for Wordnet, data downloaded to local memory (SD Card) for offline view
2) RealCalc: Best replacement calculator
3) Uninstaller: to uninstall apps. Phone's manage application way too slow
4) KeePassDroid: android keepass for storing logins and passwords. If setup with Dropbox or sugarsync, then can sync between phone and computer.
5) Call History: detail call logs better than what 1.5 offer with ability to back up.
6) Moto Phone Portal : access phone by wifi in same network using browser. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574677
7) xScope GL : Another web browser with much better functionality. Free version limited to number of favs.
8) Skyfire beta : surprisingly fast enough and only option available to view web based videos until Flash 10 lands.
Did I miss K9 or it's not on the list???
Hi again,
I've done some major updates to the Android apps guide, and it now includes all the top widgets and live wallpapers as well. I've also removed some outdated software, and added blue borders to the very best applications so they're easier to spot.
All apps, widgets and live wallpapers are free
Cheers
Okay I think the time has come for everyone to spill their guts about what apps you have installed on your phone with a brief description of what it is. I guess since this was my idea, I'll go first.
Barcode Scanner-I use this for the square barcodes only
BarTor-Program that tells your computer at home to download torrents. Can use barcodes to find the material and send theinstructions to a pc.
Better Terminal Emulator
Chrome to Phone-Send whatever page you are at on your computer to your phone so you can continue to view the page when you walk away from the computer
EasyTether-Works much better and much easier that PDAnet in my opinion.
Last.FM-Good internet radio. Make your own stations.
Google Maps
MP3 Downloader-search and download mp3's to your phone
Opera Mini-Not beta anymore!(can select as default)
Pandora-another internet radio
Parcels-track packages(ups, usps, etc...)
Ringdroid-crop and edit mp3's on your sd card to use as ringtones.
Root Explorer-can edit r/o files.
Scanner-Police Scanner
Shopsavvy-I tried this for regular barcodes but can't get it to work, help?
SlideIT Keyboard demo-works pretty good.
TuneWiki-displays lyrics to songs you listen to off sd card.
XDA-Stay up to date with the xda forums.
45 views already and no one?
OrbLive - Stream Live Cable Tv from my tvcard on PC and also stream other media stored on PC.
Widget Locker - Add Any Widget or shortcuts to Lockscreen
NBA League Pass - Watch Any NBA Game Live or Archived
Floating Image - Cool way to View Photos
Dual Mount Sd Widget - Easy Way to Mount SD card and still access it on phone
eRay Widget - Lots of features. Memory management, storage, volume controls ect..
Fancy Widget - Nice Weather Flipclock Widget
Launcher Pro Plus - Best launcher to date with tons of features. Now includes Sense like widgets
3 music Widget - My favorate Msic Player
Dro2cap - Nice Screenshot app
Rogue Tools - Set CPU Speed and DPI
Album Art Grabber - Easy Way to Grab Album Art for Your Music
How did you get the launcher pro plus?
Naemion said:
How did you get the launcher pro plus?
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bought it from here
http://www.launcherpro.com/?p=130
It only has 2 widgets right now. People and Bookmarks but updates are free once you buy it. Hes addinga bunch more widgets in the next couple weeks. He will charge more down the road so best to buy it now
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bought it from here
http://www.launcherpro.com/?p=130
It only has 2 widgets right now. People and Bookmarks but updates are free once you buy it. Hes addinga bunch more widgets in the next couple weeks. He will charge more down the road so best to buy it now
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What kind of settings and such are different from just the pro version?
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What kind of settings and such are different from just the pro version?
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no settings are different, outside of the widgets.
incubus26jc said:
no settings are different, outside of the widgets.
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Oh okay, I can't find the dual mount sd widget in the market anymore...
Naemion said:
Barcode Scanner-I use this for the square barcodes only
Shopsavvy-I tried this for regular barcodes but can't get it to work, help?
XDA-Stay up to date with the xda forums.
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I just ordered one of these, will let you know how it works out, could be very useful with the camera on the HTC Touch.
Macro lens for bar code reading.
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I just ordered one of these, will let you know how it works out, could be very useful with the camera on the HTC Touch.
Macro lens for bar code reading.
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Don't think I can use one of those, I have the extended battery with the special hump back for the battery.
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Other than the widgets, you said that it had a ton of other features. Which ones were you referring to?
Some that haven't been mentioned that I use.
ASTRO - Must have
aTrackDog - keeps apps up to date. I usually run it once a day.
Gentle Alarm(purchased) - This alarm is one of the best i've used.
MicDroid - to goof around with friends and coworkers
Movies - Alter my netflix queue and check movie times on the go
Shazam
I've been running Android on my Vogue for almost a year now, and my must-have apps include:
Fake-call Me: Simulates an inbound call at preset intervals
Pandora: Love my Internet Radio!
Reverse Lookup: Gives name, address, even a map link for unknown numbers
Google Voice: I used this to create an additional phone number (free) that allows me to make and receive calls from the second number using my mobile phone. Also has text messaging and Visual Voicemail.
(FYI...Most of the features use your data plan)
TV.com: free TV! Showtime, CBS, CNET and lots more
Market no longer has this app, but here is the .apk
aa
Sound Hound - I find this app better than Shazam
Dialer One - hands down best dialer.
Opera Mini - I value fast loading over proper rendering of pages.
TouchPal - hands down the fastest text input for me. It's the chinese version but you can change the option to use English only.
Moxier World - keep track of world weather and time zones
aCurrency - world currencies and conversions
Movies - check out box office movies, upcoming, dvd, trailers, new releases etc...
IMDB - everything else Movies can't do.
Speedtest.net - test bandwidth
Newsy - 2 minute videos of the top news of the day
SportsTap - great for getting my sports fix.
Funny Jokes - keeps me happy.
Google Finance - reminds me of how poor I am.
Factbook - equivalent to the CIA factbook that provides useless facts about countries.
SD Dual Mount - to mount my SD card on the computer.
Widgets
Fancy Widget
Smooth Calendar
A few of the ones I use
3G watchdog - monitors data usage
airplane autoswitch - switch to AP mode at user defined time
Andnav2 - free navigation
Appbrain - market with synch feature
Apps organizer- organize your apps into groups with labels
BlueRSS
Cache cleaner - clean cache
Colornote - notes that can be pinned to desktop
Keeppassdroid - safe app.
Tunee music - mp3 download app.
DGMT - exercise app.
Dolphin browser
dropbox
Fbreader - ebook reader
Fast web installer - install apps from market directly from PC
Gesture search - search for contacts, music, apps using gestures
gmot - control your pc using your Android device
google translate
Gtasks - synchronize your tasks with google calendar
GTwidget data- turn on/off data using widget
Mort player music / MP audio book - mp3/audio book playuer
My backup pro
Oi file manager
Opera mini
Pure calendar widget
Quick settings
Root explorer
Shazaam
Slideit keyboard
Sms popup
Taskkiller
Studydroid
TerminalWapedia
astro- file manager- must have
IMDB- to fulfill my useless movie trivia
bible reader (by olive press) electronic bible KJV
easy excel- self explanatory
quick calendar- helps me track my calan lifedar reminders etc
Rogue tools- overclock to 520
CHOMP- current for text messaging- trying to go through them all and see what i like
linpack- supposed to measure flops per second
opera mini- just a bit better than browser for browsing- i know its a little redundant-
tapXDA for reading new posts i want to replay to later
notepad color- note taking app
google maps
batterylife widget- battery life program
Does anyone know if this app http://hanashi.nu/ uses data or if having just unlimited mobile browser would work... i dont want to get charged for data usage again if thats what the app does. Could someone with a data plan check it out? Thanks
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Does anyone know if this app http://hanashi.nu/ uses data or if having just unlimited mobile browser would work... i dont want to get charged for data usage again if thats what the app does. Could someone with a data plan check it out? Thanks
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I haven't installed the app but i'm sure it uses data. It's stated in the "How does it work" page and the FAQ.
Everything incubus26jc's got on his super froyo rls 14
Adobe Reader-self explanatory
Advanced task killer-see above
AK notepad-notepad that lets me lock my notes with a passcode or pattern
Armored strike light-fun little game to pass the time
Better Keyboard-I go back and forth between keyboards, I like the symbols and such on this one, but it takes up more screen space.
Color Flashlight-not only white, but any color plus strobe patterns and other nice features
Contacts GroupU- lets me group my contacts to text people easy, and for my People Widget
Documents To Go- read Word, Excell, Etc files
ES File Explorer-I like the UI a TON better than ASTRO
gStrings- Guitar Tuner. indispensable
Handcent SMS- I like customization,
iTag-Change artist, title, album etc info for my MP3's
Jorte- Calendar replacement (I don't have data)
Launch-X Pro - nice shortcut widget
MicDroid-Auto tune your voice. not very useful, but cool
Mobile Metronome-keepin' time
PicSay Pro-Edit pics to the fullest, almost as good as on my PC
Ringdroid-cut MP3's and save as ringtone/notification
Ringtone Randomizer-changes RT everytime someone calls
Robotic Guitarist-sounds and shows and chord diagram
Sound Grenade-plays a high pitch noise. nuff said
Tape Machine-record sound
Titanium Backup-backup my apps+settings. also lets me remove factory apps that I don't use, frees up a lot of memory
Uninstaller- I change apps a lot, and try a lot out.
Hey, Just picked mine up today, been holding off on the Inspire cause I was waiting for the "holiday."
New to android, from WM 6.5.
Just wondering what are must have Apps?
I noticed some people have battery percentage % numbers in the upper left corner, like the battery clock app for WM, anyone know if that's an App, if so what it is?
Thanks
This'll get you started
Adfree
AirPush Detector
Alarm Clock Plus
Android System Info
Appbrain App Market
ArchiDroid (unzips and extracts file formats)
BetterBatteryStats (provides information on wakelocks)
Calendar in Status Bar (provides day of the week and date)
Call Confirm (requires an extra confirmation before calling someone, preventing accidental calls)
Call End Tone (vibrate and/or tone on the end of calls so you'll never hold your ear to the phone if someone inadvertently hangs up.
CPU Spy (gives percentages that your device spends in each CPU frequency and deep sleep)
Desktop Visualizer (provides a lot of customization options through creating custom widgets and icons)
Disk Usage (shows you where memory is being used)
Download All Files
Dropbox (cloud storage)
Elixir (multipurpose)
File Manager
Folder Organizer
Free App of the Day Notifier (for the Amazon Appstore)
Google Voice (visual voicemail)
Home Manager
IntoNow (like Shazam, for TV shows - it's amazing, try it out)
MediaConverter
Miren Browser
Movies (by flixster)
MyAppSharer
Next Alarm (widget that shows the next alarm if one is set)
Opera Mobile
Pandora
Phonalyzr (provides cool stats on who/when you call and text the most)
Poynt
QuickPic (gallery application - I think it's better than any stock gallery)
RealSilent (allows you to mute media volume when your phone goes into silent)
Ringdroid (create custom ringtones)
Root Explorer (file manager for root users)
ScoreMobile (sports scores)
Shazam
Signal Sense (turns airplane mode on if there is no signal, then back on to search for a signal after a defined set of time)
Slk Notifications for Facebook
Smart Keyboard Pro
Smart Taskbar
Status Note
Tasker (does everything lol)
Titanium Backup
TV Listings
Watchdog (task manager)
Where's My Droid Power
Widgetlocker
Awesome!!!
Never Expected a reply so fast!
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Just curious how old this list is
I'd never heard of Slik Notifications for Facebook and cannot find it in the market.
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Just curious how old this list is
I'd never heard of Slik Notifications for Facebook and cannot find it in the market.
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Not old at all actually. The day I created it, I went through my installed applications and hand picked them. It was called something else and they changed the name only very recently.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lukekorth.facebookNotifications
Edit: Also just realized there was a typo in my original post. It's fixed now.
Sent from my Galaxy S2
that app never worked fine for me... I use another app called "MB Notifications for FB (Free)" (had a different name before but was suspended by Facebook for a while and had to change name)
market.android.com/details?id=org.mikebannion.fbnotificationsFree
I'm thinking of buying the pro version since the app is quite cool
Just bought a stylus. Was hoping it'd work on the vivid! If so, are there any note taking apps that are really nice? Thanks!
I use evernote with skitch, but there are more 'notebook' style apps out there that I'm only vaguely familiar with. Anyone else have suggestions? Also, which stylus did you get? I was thinking about getting one for use with my nook and vivid.
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Just bought a stylus. Was hoping it'd work on the vivid! If so, are there any note taking apps that are really nice? Thanks!
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Does stylus work on Vivid ? Can you confirm please ..
Thanks
Any stylus should work, it's a matter of how well it works. without the custom software like the htc flyer and with the big footprint of most stylii, notes seem to take up way too much real estate on my phone, but acceptable on tablet. Personal preference though.
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Any stylus should work, it's a matter of how well it works.
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Not true. Has to t least be capacitive.
Oh. I sorta took the capacitive to be a given. Probably shouldn't have though...
There was one I liked but I can't think of the name right now. Will post it when it comes to me though. Acase seems decent but they all look like bit of a rip off to me. Could just buy capacitive foam, wire, and make your own. Tons of videos out there on how-to.
I'm wondering if the HTC one will work with our phone, the one used on the Flyer and Jetstream.
That would be awesome. Even more if we could get the app that lets us pen notes while recording and then link them to our calender, like with the tablets.
A student's perfect tool
Hi guys..
This kinda thread not new for XDA, and i bring here one as well.. This list is all the must-have apps for this awesome device.. Will keep the OP updated regularly..
1.Sygic: GPS Navigation - High quality maps stored on your Android (no internet connection needed!) together with a robust set of navigation features help you drive with confidence.
2.Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
3.Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor
4.Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
5.AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
6.MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
7.Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
8.PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
[9.URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android"]Dropbox[/URL] - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
10.Aldiko Book Reader - Read and download thousands of eBooks right on your Android phone or tablet. Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!
11.ES File Explorer- ES File Explorer is a free, featured all-in-one file manager & application manager & task killer & cloud storage client & ftp client & samba client which explores the pictures, music, video, document & other files on your phone and your computer.
12.TeamViewer for Remote Control - Remotely control your computer with TeamViewer Free while you are on the road! Mobile and flexible: remotely access computers from your android device!
13.Whatsapp Messenger - WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.
14.Pocket - When you find something on the web that you want to view later, put it in Pocket. It automatically syncs to your phone, tablet or computer so you can view it any time, even without an internet connection.
15.Appy Geek - Appy Geek brings you all the leading tech news sources from the industry in a cleverly laid-out user interface, including TechRadar, Gizmodo, T3 Magazine, The Next Web and more... Staying at the cutting edge of innovation has never been so easy!
16.Tapatalk Forum App - The only and the best fully functional forum app in the Market, endorsed by over 35,000 of forums worldwide.
17.SmartTools - Measure length, angle, distance, height, direction and sound with your phone. Smart Tools is a complete package of 5 app sets. It includes 5 Pro sets for a total of 15 tools. In a word, All-in-One.
18.CPU Spy - This is a simple app to display the time the CPU spends in each frequency state. This can be a useful tool in diagnosing battery problems or tweaking your over-clock settings.
19.DroidWall - Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network. This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer. For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.
20.GO SMS Pro - GO SMS PRO brings you cool UI, fast and convenient SMS/MMS experience. GO SMS Pro is the most popular messaging app; Very powerful, Cool, Funny, Safe, Fully customizable; Well support SMS/MMS + GO Chat(free message) + Walkie Talkie(free voice).
21.K-9 Mail - K-9 Mail is an open-source e-mail client with search, IMAP push email, multi-folder sync, flagging, filing, signatures, bcc-self, PGP, mail on SD & more!
22.Android Lost Free - Lost your android? We will help you find it. See http://www.androidlost.com. Remotely control your Android phone from the internet or by SMS.
23.Poweramp - Poweramp is a powerful music player for Android.
24.Google Googles - Search by taking a picture: point your mobile phone camera at a painting, a famous landmark, a barcode or QR code, a product, a storefront, or a popular image. If Goggles finds it in its database, it will provide you with useful information. Goggles also works as a barcode / QR code scanner.
25.Buzz Launcher Beta - Buzz Launcher is a new concept launcher which enables you to apply others’ Homescreens to your own smartphone. Download Homescreens best suited for your taste and preferences via Homepack Buzz Service. Homescreens will be applied instantly.
26.Chrome - No need for any introduction here
27.Screen Filter : Overcome the brightness limits of stock !! One of my fav..
28.SwiftKey Keyboard : The BEST keyboard out there !! Worth the money
29.PHOTO WARP - Want to tease your friend or sibling? Wanna have some fun? This is simple free app which will make everyone giggle and you'll love it on your handset.
30.Light Flow Lite - Take control of your notifications. LEDs, vibration, repeating sounds and more.
31.Sidebar Pro - A brilliant new way of multitasking on Android. It's fast, functional, fluid, and customizable to your liking. Populate the sidebar with your favorite apps, and simply swipe in from the edge of the screen to gain instant access to the apps you use most. You can also get the free version but feel free to use this one to support the dev..
32.Eye in Sky Weather - Eye In Sky Weather is for those who like their weather clean, simple and beautiful. The app includes 12 of the best weather icon sets available, with the ability to add your own icon sets.
33.XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103.
34.Solid Explorer - Solid Explorer is a file manager which with two independent panels is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android.
35.QuickPic - An alternate photo gallery app, incase you don't like the default.
36.Unified Remote - Easily the most feature-filled Android-PC remote. Turns your Android device into a WiFi or Bluetooth universal remote control for your Windows PC. Control your favorite programs, mouse, and keyboard.
37.AireTalk - Aire is a new communication app loaded with features that lets you talk to your friends and family in more ways than ever! Use Aire to make calls to any Aire user with voice or video for free!
38.SketchBook Mobile - Autodesk SketchBook® Mobile is a professional-grade paint and drawing application offering a full set of sketching tools and a streamlined and intuitive user interface.
39.AfterFocus - Bring DSLR-like Photography to Your Smartphone
40.VLC for Android Beta - VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols. This is a BETA version of the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. It is intended for power users and hackers. This version is not perfectly stable and is slower than the final version.
41.Plume for Twitter - Plume is a beautiful and completely customizable Twitter app that will revolutionize the way you use Twitter! Brought to you by the authors of the popular Beautiful Widgets, Plume is one of the best Twitter clients for Android! (Plume was formerly known as Touiteur)
42. MD5Checker - This application allows the user to compare the MD5 checksum between two files or alternatively between a file and a value entered manually. When loading a .md5, it will read its content and put it in the field instead of calculating the hash.
43. Headset Button Controller - Headset Button Controller is very configurable, allowing you to play music, change tracks, adjust volume, answer phone calls, start Voice Command and many other things, just by clicking the button on your headset. Worth the money.
44. Google Keep : Best note/reminder app out there..
45. Amazon Mobile for Android - The Amazon Mobile app allows customers to browse and shop by department, search, compare prices, find deals, read reviews and make a purchase right from their mobile device.
46. Jorte Calendar - For personal use or for business, Jorte will assist you to manage your daily schedule thoroughly.
47. Wave Control : Control Your Music With a Wave of Your Hand!
Uses the proximity sensor on your phone to allow control of your music playback by waving your hand over your phone. No need to turn on your screen or even touch your phone at all!
48. External Keyboard Helper :A non visible soft keyboard (Input Method) intended to be used with hardware Bluetooth and USB keyboards. It automatically brings up the Input Method dialog when Bluetooth keyboard connects or disconnects (on some devices this can also be made to work with USB keyboards).
It supports a lot of different keylayouts for non-US external keyboards and also provides a lot of configuration options.
This app does NOT require a rooted device and there is a DEMO version available if you want to try it out before buying
49. Puzzle Alarm Clock : We know you have a problem with getting up in the morning, and we want to change it! Puzzle Alarm Clock will check if you're awake enough before you're allowed to turn alarms off.
50. Speedy Uploader for Facebook - Uploads pics in an instant, after compressing them. Great stuff.
51. Screen Off and Lock : One tap to turn off screen with animation and sounds..
52. Auto 3G Battery Saver - This is a simply tool that allows the user to save battery enabling the mobile connection only when it's needed!
When the user unlocks the phone, data will be enabled.
When user locks the phone, data will be disabled.
53. gReader - gReader is an unofficial Google Reader client for Android. Read all your RSS/Feed news in one place with Google Reader, where keeping up with your favorite websites is as easy as checking your email.
54. ArkMC DLNA UPnP Media Centre : The most advanced UPnP/DLNA app available to play movies, videos, music or photos on your HD TV. Stream wireless any video, with a single tap. Use us and you immediately will find out why this is a high-end solution! Have fun with your friends and family and enjoy your media on any screen.
55. Speedtest.net : Use Speedtest.net for easy, one-tap connection testing in under 30 seconds—accurate anywhere.
56. iSyncr for iTunes - PC : Want to stop carrying both your phone and your iPod? Keep your music fresh with smart playlists? iSyncr enables you to quickly sync your Android device with the music you have in iTunes using a simple to use interface. No need to move your music into a new music management software. iSyncr works directly with iTunes so you can sync hassle-free.
57. VEVO - Watch Free Music Videos : With the VEVO app you can watch music videos, stream live concerts, and discover new artists on your Android device for free! Access VEVO's entire catalog of 75,000 music videos from more than 21,000 artists.
58. Shortyz - Save space on your phone and challenge your brain instead of flinging birds. Gives you access to dozens of crossword puzzles daily.
59. YPmobile - Yellow Pages app. Sometimes it's just a lot faster than Google at finding local information.
60. gTasks - GTasks is a simple and efficient task management app with both local and google account mode. You can customize your to do list, set reminder, share tasks with your friends, family members or colleagues and sync with your google tasks perfectly.
61. DigiCal Calendar & Widgets - Experience the most stylish Android calendar with Holo light and dark themes with 6 powerful calendar views and 5 beautifully designed widgets!
62. Flip Silent - regardless the phone screen up or down, just flip it, the phone will become silent. Do not worry about missing calls. Automatic recovery: After the call ends, the phone ring will get back to the original settings.
APPS THAT REQUIRE ROOT :
1.ROM Toolbox Pro - ROM Toolbox combines apps like Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, ROM Manager and others. A must-have root app *ROOT*
2.Android Tuner - The most complete system tuner and manager for all your phones and tablets!
3.BetterBatteryStats - With BetterBatteryStats you can analyse the behavior of your phone, find applications causing the phone to drain battery while it is supposed to be asleep and measure the effect of corrective actions. Guys you can also find this app if you search on XDA..
4.Titanium Backup - EXTREMELY powerful tool. Needs no introduction.. Backup ALL apps, Market links, remove bloatware & MORE! ☆Needs ROOT, Android 1.5-4.1+ Go for PRO.. Worth every single penny.
5.Appextractor - AppExtractor is a tool which will allow you to restore individual applications, data, SMS, and MMS messages from your ROM Manager backups.
6.Greenify *ROOT(my fav)* - Greenify help you identify and put the bad behaving apps into hibernation when you are not using them, stop them from lagging and battery leeching, in an unique way! They could do nothing without your explicit launch, while still have full functionality when running in foreground, like what iOS apps act!
7.AutoStart Manager : Great app and very helpful to get rid of many app's autostart and makes systems more Smooth and better..
8.Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything.
9. Kernel Tuner - Name says it all.
10. Incredicontrol - Time tested app for voltage/frequency control.
11. Autostarts - Keep control over your phone: See what applications do behind your back.
Shows you what apps run on phone startup, and what other events trigger in the background. Root users can disable unwanted autostarts and speed up their phone boot.
12. Spare Parts Plus! - Spare Parts Plus! PRO allows you to enable and change some hidden settings of your Android device. This app is based on the open code provided by Google
Instead of saying Thanks, just use the button and keep the suggestions coming
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NOOOOOO................!!!!
You bring us the WAREZ too...............!!!!!
Please respect any Devs who make those Apps.... if you have to pay, then pay for it!!!
yayakuya said:
NOOOOOO................!!!!
You bring us the WAREZ too...............!!!!!
Please respect any Devs who make those Apps.... if you have to pay, then pay for it!!!
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There is no Warez here.. All links go to play store..
Sent from The Beauty - Xperia S
-Harsh- said:
There is no Warez here.. All links go to play store..
Sent from The Beauty - Xperia S
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Woops...!!!
sorry about that... ma mistake doesn't check da links, ...
thanks for share anyway... :good:
few more apps have been added to the OP
OP updated..
That Wave control is awesome! Worth every penny + friends remain speechless
Btw. you should also add "Pimp my Rom" to your "Apps that require boot",
it has a loooooots of tweaks and some nice apps ready for flashing in it, and yet its free
Play store url - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androguide.pimp.my.rom&hl=en
Official site url - http://pimpmyrom.org
Very useful guide. Cool that something you wrote. A few applications did not even know. Thanks and good job.
Added some more apps !!
You should add on the non root apps list : Advanced Mobile Care
It's an optimization app with a lot of tools inspired from the known pc program Advanced System Care
Check it out. It's really good app in my opinion
Nice list at least I will not be confused anymore on what apps should I use
theowner997 said:
You should add on the non root apps list : Advanced Mobile Care
It's an optimization app with a lot of tools inspired from the known pc program Advanced System Care
Check it out. It's really good app in my opinion
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Android Assistant +18 is better than that, for me at least
Sent from my _PIMPED_ Optimus L5
Advanced Mobile Care is a new app in the store so it may not be 100% but the support team is really good and this app will be developed better in the future
Sent from my LG-E400 using xda app-developers app
Nice one
Smart Statusbar to show the status bar in fullscreen apps/games.
Samba Server, because connecting the phone to the PC via cable is annoying. Use a wireless connection instead.
WiFi Tether for Root Users to use your phone's 3G/4G connection on your laptop on the bus/train + shows phone temperature.
Wo Webcam Lite to use your phone as a webcam,
Wo Mic to use it as a microphone.
androidVNC to control your computer's desktop from your phone.
Directory Bind to put large app/game data on your external SD card and make a symbolic link pointing to it instead of clogging the internal SD card.
Media Scanner to re-scan the SD for new files/changes. It's annoying when you delete a file, plug your phone to the PC and still see the file there.
Missed Message Flasher to remind you of missed calls/SMSes/emails.
1Tap Cleaner, formerly aCCleaner, like CCleaner for Windows.
Deep Sleep Battery Saver Pro to invoke deep sleep when your phone is locked. Increase battery life 10x.
Root Explorer, best file manager (for me).
Fast notepad to make quick notes.
3G Watchdog to monitor/limit your mobile data usage.
My Shopping List best simple shopping list (for me).
Screen Filter, "Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting."
Greenify to automatically hibernate background apps. Task killers are outdated and should be avoided.
Temp+CPU PRO, best temp/CPU/memory widget.
Power Toggles, best power control widget.
Fancy Widgets, best weather widgets.
Kitchen Timer, best timer app (for me).
SmartLight, "With SmartLight, the light will stay on as long as you have an app window open - and it will switch off once you return to the Home Screen or to the Applications Menu."
ZArchiver, manage any archive files (zip, rar, gz, 7z, ...).
SafeWallet Password Manager, best password manager.
Tiny Flashlight, best flashlight app (for me).
EBookDroid, PDF and DJVU reader.
Barcode Scanner, barcode scanning app.
ConvertPad, unit converter (money, sizes, ...)
Kii Keyboard, far superior than Android's native keyboard.
AdAway, open source ad blocker.
Blackmart, not linking to it, google it up!
Some honourable mentions:
Pimp My Rom
BetterBatteryStats
BatteryStatsPro
RR File Locker
Lucky Patcher
Some of these are paid apps, and some of these are already in the OP.
personal opinion i preffer ES than airdroid for transfer via wifi.
Help
Hyw guys,
Sorry for the offtopic but y have a big problem with my L7-P705
My light display goes down when the phone gets worm....even when the outsite temperature get's up.
Please help me.
i've change the phone display, the proximity senzon and the mb, but no change.
thanks!
AirDroid - vs Es file
i preffer Es File but for changing wr-r-r i preffer solid explorer.
thank for the list i will check it later